Do power cords make an audible difference?


I recently discovered the inexpensive Pangea AC-9 power cord. It was so inexpensive I decided, just for kicks, to buy one for my sacd player and my integrated amp. I was extremely doubtful I would hear any difference at all. I plugged them in, turned on the system and I was surprised. I immediately invited a non-audiophile over for a listen. She had only heard my system for maybe 30 minutes with the old cords and I asked her if she could hear a difference. After listening to only two tracks she said "it sounds more clear". This is exactly what I had thought. I also noticed the sound stage seemed bigger. Now, it's not A huge difference but it is noticeable to the casual observer, so it is significant, which is more than I hoped for.
esmith3671
Not sure about that as a rule. 10 years ago $5-$600 integrateds did not have sockets for aftermarket cords Now they all do. We are talking about the same pricthe ability to accept aftermarket cords.e points but now they suddenly have What does that say??
Hi there,Iam finding the plug on the end of the powercord makes a huge difference to the sounds aswell.Silver,copper,gold plus a few others.
I was very skeptical over the effect a power cord could have on my equipment (Ayre) but I ordered three aftermarket cords just to see. I put all in at once. The system sounded worse (one dimensional). I was astounded that it could have any effect on the sound, but it was clearly worse. I repeated the experiment the next day with my wife and we both thought we heard a difference and it was worse. So I packed up the power cords and sent them back.
09-24-10: Mitchell
New out of the box? Not precooked? If that is the case I am not surprised they sounded awful.... You have to burn in the PCs before you seriously listen to them.
In my case, no. I don't hear any difference at all....
09-22-10: Sidssp

Sidssp,

Just curious, did you try an aftermarket PC on the
Sony SCD-XA9000ES? Shielded PC? Make and Model?
Jea48- Could be. But the second time I listened I had left the system on for a full day. Anyway, not worth it for me.